Clean Harbors was a sponsor for the renowned Falmouth (Mass.) Road Race this year. The picturesque 7-mile course along Cape Cod's coastline from Woods Hole to Falmouth Heights Beach has been called "America's favorite race" by Runner's World magazine, a "must do" by Sports Illustrated and the race of the year by New England Runner. Considered one of the premier non-marathon races in the world, it…
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In an industry teeming with safety initiatives, Clean Harbors' Start-Safe/Stay-Safe program may become a new high bar. During a Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) recertification at Clean Harbors' Spring Grove facility near Cincinnati, a representative from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) asked Clean Harbors to present its 'Start-Safe/Stay-Safe' Program at their National…
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With safety as the top priority throughout the year, fire prevention is always a forefront topic at Clean Harbors. During Fire Prevention Week last month, however, locations across the company took care to give extra attention to the matter. El Dorado, Ark. The incinerator team presented a $10,000 check to the El Dorado Fire Department to pay for new equipment meant to safeguard firefighters…
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The Engineering News-Record (ENR) ranked Clean Harbors third in its annual "Top 200 Environmental Firms" list. The slot is up two from 2016's fifth place rank. In addition to the full rankings, Clean Harbors placed top 20 in a number of subcategories, including No. 1 hazardous waste firm - more than doubling the revenue of the second ranked company. Clean Harbors was also named the best firm for…
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Crews from the company Clean Harbors began power-washing sidewalks and street areas with a bleach and chlorine solution in downtown San Diego on Monday as part of an effort to stop the spread of hepatitis A among homeless people. The area cleaned Monday included sidewalks around 17th Street and Imperial Avenue, where hundreds of homeless congregate and live in tents and other shelters along city…
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Clean Harbors is continuing to send people, supplies and resources to the Texas Gulf Coast to assist in the massive relief effort, bringing its 15 affected facilities in the region back to full operations, helping its employees and other victims and aiding its customers in their clean-up and recovery. Immediately following the hurricane, Clean Harbors crews joined search and rescue efforts.…
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Clean Harbors acquired Lonestar West earlier this month, a move that immediately vaults the company into the upper-echelon of hydro excavation service providers in the United States and Canada. An Alberta-based company, Lonsestar specializes in hydro excavation and daylighting - a safer water and vacuum alternative to traditional, hard edged digging that can damage underground pipes and wires.…
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Clean Harbors gained approval for plans to expand the Elgin, Ill., Safety-Kleen research and development branch to include a refurbishment center. Two facilities will be constructed and 25 people hired to help build state-of-the-art vehicles with the latest safety equipment and superior fuel-efficiency. Two older buildings will also be removed as various aesthetic upgrades are made to the campus…
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Heeding the call of environmentally-focused fifth graders in Las Vegas, a Clean Harbors employee helped educate the class about sustainability and is now giving them a hand in setting up a school-wide composting program. Clean Harbors Field Services Account Manager Tom Murphy spoke to the class for the first time in February. Students wanted to set up a system of boxes to separate waste, food…
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At the end of 2016, for the first time in two decades, a new commercial hazardous waste incinerator built in the U.S. came on-line. The $120 million incinerator, operated by Clean Harbors in El Dorado, Ark., can handle industrial and laboratory chemicals, manufacturing by-products, medical waste, and other solid and liquid materials. "As all chemists know, you can't destroy or create matter,"…
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